Ethan
in Japanese
I · San
greatness · radiance
Character by character
Other ways to write Ethan
唯珊
I · San
unique · coral
依讃
I · San
devotion · praise
About Ethan in Japanese
In Japan, Ethan is written イーサン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 偉燦 is read I · San. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 偉 (I, greatness), 燦 (San, radiance).
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How do you write Ethan in Japanese?+
Ethan is written イーサン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 偉燦, read I · San.
What does 偉燦 mean?+
Character by character, 偉燦 means greatness · radiance.
Is 偉燦 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as I · San and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Ethan is written in katakana: イーサン.